time for traffic and weather every 10 minutes. lisa baden in just a moment, but we start with meteorologist brian van de graaff. >> there's a chill in the air. by the afternoon you will be able to get down to some shorts leaves because it will be warmer. it's 48 right now in the studio looking at the city. sunshine will get through the clouds. highs today in the mid 60's at lunchtime, a 60's before the day is done. not to lisa baden. >> no new developments on the road. growing volume on the beltway and interstate. that looks ok of the beltway. at colesville road, no delays in either direction. metrorail is reporting redline delays. that's between takoma and fort totten, they are single tracking

the trains. back to you. thank you. we begin with the latest developments from your. the volcano and iceland is erupting with the new vigor. and-clouds on its way to great britain. some flights are starting to trickle out across wno. your. rianne carter has more. >> it depends on where you're going as to whether you can get a flight out. 10,000 of the 27,000 european flights are set to go. that's a big change from a departure boards of canceled flights days ago. european officials say it will take several days for regular air traffic to resume after being grounded for days. flights are leaving european airports, including some airports in france and switzerland. if passengers headed to and from england will not be boarding a plane this morning. a new cloud of ash is spreading

from the ice land volcano paradiso will remain closed for a sixth day in a row. we have seen the impact this is having across the world. 16 bone marrow transplants scheduled in the past few days in britain have not been able to take place. every day new york has lost 12,000 -- we spoke with a woman at dulles airport the other day and she was wondering how define the munmoney in her vacation budget for more hotel nights. >> passengers are having to spend a lot of extra money. two college students are stranded at dulles airport tried to get back to germany. if the airline offered to fly them to france, an inconvenience they cannot afford. >> we have to pay the money to

get to germany. it's like going from mexico to california. lexa rental cars to germany would cost 600 euros. >> the marriott hotel at dulles airport is books full with stranded passengers. >> firefighters have their hands full with an overnight house fire in bowey. firefighters from animal county brought to help. the truth in one part of a house collapsed. -- firefighters from anne arundel county were brought to know. if the cause is under investigation. d.c. police are investigating the kidnapping of the woodrow wilson high school teacher. one of the suspects is a wilson student. the woman was at adams morgan early saturday when two men forced her into a car. they ordered urgent drive to a bank, withdraw money, and keep driving. she escaped in wheaton with minor injuries.

a juvenile was arrested. >> still no suspect in the death of a popular d.c. principal. this morning your learning new details about brian betts' final moments. kathy park is live in northwest. good morning. >> classes resumed on monday at shaw middle school. parts were heavy as they began their first week without their beloved principle. police say they are looking into several leads into the murder. investigators are scouring two crime scenes that may provide more clues into finding suspects. one place is his silver spring home where his body was discovered. if the other is a southeast d.c. neighborhood where police found his suv. there's still no suspect. authorities believe he let a murderer into his house because there was no sign of forced entry. >> they think this is someone that he knew.

>> police have released a timeline and are using it to help with the ongoing investigation. last wednesday officials say that he was still alive at 11:30 p.m. the following evening at 7:40 his co-worker found the body. on saturday a witness saw his nissan xterra park in a southeast d.c. neighborhood. police believe the vehicle was left there between noon and 3:00 p.m. on friday. a witness told detectives that he saw two men coming out of that nissan xterra. they're looking at it for more clues. they don't believe this was a random crime. kathy park reporting from northwest. >> of viewing for brian betts will be tomorrow from 6:00 until 9:00 p.m. on center street in manassas at pearcy funeral home. >> one person was killed and several persons hurt a fiery crash in southeast d.c. just

before 7:00 last night in the 3600 block of alabama ave. neighbors say white van was speeding when it struck a car head-on. the car driver was taken to a hospital where she died. police say four children in the car and two men in the van were taken to a hospital, many with serious injuries. >> this was something that when you go to bed at night you are thankful you were able to be there if it was no more than a neighbor providing a blanket or assistance. >> it could have been a lot worse. there was plenty of traffic in the area at a time. we have news of an important recall. toyota is recalling the 2010 lexus gx 460 suv to address problems with the stability control system. this affects 9400 vehicles since the mall opened on sale in december. it halted sales of the vehicle

last week after consumer reports listed adult by warning because of a high rollover risk. >> the supreme court is considering a case that could have an impact on how you use your work issue cellphone or blackberry. justices heard arguments yesterday in a case brought by police officers in ontario, california. they accused the department of snooping after an audit of messages on department issued devices uncovered sexually explicit text messages. the high court will rule on it later this year. coming up, the fight over financial reform. president obama watched wall street to shake up while its biggest player prepares for battle with regulators. >> the capitals rallied on a road, taking the lead in the series. we will have highlights. >> another check on traffic and weather every 10 minutes. >> another check on traffic and weather every 10 minutes.

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>> it is 6:00 then on this tuesday morning. welcome back. i'm adam caskey outside the virginia square metro station. it's not a bad day in the beltway. we have some cooler outlying areas. it's 51 degrees right here. in stafford it's in the upper 30's. this is a popular family, looking east from chesapeake beach over the chesapeake bay, a few clouds in the sky.

clouds will increase throughout the midday and afternoon. 49 in chesapeake beach. today will be seasonable with highs in the upper 60's. morning sunshine gives way to midday clouds. gentle rain showers tomorrow. scattered, light rain. the weekend looks unsettled with cloudy skies and rain off and on. >> metrorail started the morning with emergency track maintenance for red line customers. however, they are reporting that track minutes is complete. no longer any delays expected according to metrorail along the red line. let's take you to newschopper 7. this is traffic leaving lake ridge. 95 lanes are open. its normal volume growing on 95 in prince william and in springfield. >> the capitals have taken a

lead in the playoff series with montreal. it was a decision by coach bruce boudreau that made all the difference. >> a great save. >> simon got the late not over jose theodore. after surviving the first, they went to score in the second, scoring four times for a five- one victory. >> people said they had never heard that place as loud as it was on sunday night. >> it was a crowded verizon center. the fans in d.c. responded. >> 6:12, 58 degrees in roslyn. >> still ahead, a major if security breach at a major search engines. it could mean your information is at risk. >> washinton makes progress on financial reform. i am t.j. winnick. financial reform. i am t.j. winnick.

>> >> you are watching ab7's good morning washington. with doug mcelway, alison starling, meteorologist brian van de graaff, and lisa baden with traffic. this is abc 7's good morning washington, on your side. >> in our top stories, limited flights are resuming at some european airports after being grounded because of volcanic ash from iceland. millions have been stranded five days across the road. conditions may be improving in some places, but the british air-traffic agency since the eruptions strengthened avenue- cloud is headed towards europe. president obama will speak at a public memorial service for the 29 gold miners who died in west virginia. the vice-president will also

attend the sunday service. it was the nation's worst coal mine disaster in 40 years. these officials say the death toll from last week's earthquake in the western part of that country is more than 2000. nearly 200 people still missing. yesterday two people were pulled from the rubble. rescue efforts could be hampered by snowfall that sort test. wednesday has declared a national day of mourning. but wall street continues their parade of shame on capitol hill. lawmakers will take lehman brothers to task today. t.j. winnick as the latest on the obama administration's push to clean up the financial industry. >> if president obama will go to wall street this week. >> we don't mark the second anniversary of the financial collapse by having in place the same rules that led to that collapse. >> both parties agree on this. no bailout. in my view, that's a good start. >> progress comes off as a

powerful worlwall street firm, goldman sachs, is facing fraud allegations. >> what is interesting to see is whether senior people new details on how the deal would work for investors. >> goldman sachs called the firm's actions entirely appropriate. federal regulators say that investors lost a billion dollars. t.j. winnick, abc news. >> time for traffic and weather every 10 minutes. >> we turn to lisa baden. how are the roads out there? >> metrorail is back on normal service. there was an agency -- there was emergency track maintenance, but that's cleared up. it's only delayed people about 10 minutes on the red line.

now getting back to normal. i have had a lot of calls about 270 coming out of frederik into montgomery county, unusual delays. that's leading 85 -- leaving 85. this geico cama showis newingto, northbound 95, no accidents to reports. new the potomac mills area getting into route 1. the next delays out of springfield into tyson. now to brian van de graaff. >> we're going to keep an eye on the clouds off to the south that will eventually arrive today. we have a few high clouds, but there's a nice sunrise starting up. clouds will get thicker this afternoon with temperatures in the upper 60's.

a little rain expected tomorrow with the clouds. 36 degrees in frederick, 38 in winchester. 35 in fairfax. 50 degrees downtown. there's a chill in air. the cool start with a nice finish. if temperatures will climb this afternoon into the mid to upper 60's, where they should be this time of year. tomorrow the clouds arrive. light rain through the mid- afternoon. thursday and friday the sunshine returns. the more potent system could arrive in time for the weekend. cloudy this afternoon, upper 60's. with the clouds tonight it will not be nearly as cold. thursday and friday look good behind the light rain tomorrow. off and on showers on the weekend. stowbridge is in the 60's. fairly gray. but we do need rain, so it's positive. >> google gets hacked into.

gm could be out of debt even earlier than many people expected. vinita nair has those stories and more. >> good morning. we begin your "money scope report." with a new report on massive government bailout. the special inspector monitoring tarp said is succeeded in helping the big banks. in an airport the government watchdog says it has not made a dent in the mortgage crisis. the report says it needs to do much more to help troubled homeowners avoid foreclosure. general motors is expected to make good on a promise to fully repaid $6.7 billion funded by u.s. taxpayers. they're expected to make the details public tomorrow during a visit to a plant in kansas city. gm has already made two payments and has promised to have the entire government on paid off before the end of june. toyota is recalling the lexus gx 460 to fix the stability control problem. "consumer reports" had warned

consumers not to purchase it after tests showed it skidded during sharp turns. toyota is offering to update the stability control software. new reports say last year cyber attack on googled with the private information of millions at risk. introduced from china gave users access to multiple global services with a single log in. gmail passwords were not involved. but this may have helped hackers find other vulnerabilities at google. if the government wants to put the legal limits on how much sodium people eat. the fda wants to reduce sodium gradually over a period of years. high levels of salt increase the risk of heart disease and stroke. the plan calls for the fda to analyze thousands of products and looked at how to reduce the salt. coming up on "good morning america", new reports this morning as goldman sachs goes all out to defend itself against charges is misled customers to help others make big profits.

that is your "money scope report.". i'm vinita nair. >> its about 50 degrees outside. >> still ahead, a plan to help keep the anacostia river cleaner. >> later today on "the oprah show", a tough questions for the octomom. what is the latest with the 14 children? find out today at 4:00 on abc 7.

captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> we are on your side with important news about your health. a study shows using a long scan to screen smokers for cancer can lead to a high rate of false alarms and unneeded tests and biopsies. doctors and patients should take a high risk of falls alarms into account when considering long stands -- lung scans. >> older women with high risk of breast cancer have two good options. a longtime gold standard drug is more effective and long lasting called tamoxifen. but a new drug shows to be safer. there's a new plan in the works to clean up the anacostia river. >> they unveiled the 10-year $55 million plan yesterday. part of it is by stopping trash from being dumped into the river. there's a lot of trash that

needs to be removed as well. >> every time it rains we get plastic bags, bottles, cans, pieces of automobile bumpers. >> if a grower in a canoe gets a cut on his skin, he can get a skin infection from the water. >> if it will take five years for the plan to be put into effect where we will see a noticeable difference in the river. we have another half hour of good morning washington ahead. >> coming up, a massive fire goes through youboty home --a bowie home. we would have an update on investigation. >> limited flights are getting off the ground in your. how long will it last? we have a live report coming up. >> we're in the weather center on a tuesday, clouds moving even. it's pretty mild and pleasant.

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>> live and in hd, this is good morning washington, on your side. >> i am so happy to be getting out of here. >> he may have been one of the lucky ones. still ahead, a new ash clouds takes aim at northern europe.

>> good morning, washington. i am natasha barrett in for alison starling. >> i am doug mcelway. we will check with lisa baden in a moment, but first let's check with brian van de graaff. >> upper 60's to near 70. >> beautiful. >> that's across the city from the top of our studio. a few clouds will increase today. 48 right now in manassas. 44 degrees in martinsburg. highs in the upper 60's with a fair amount of sunshine. clouds will get bigger this afternoon. tomorrow, a couple of light showers, a little cooler. a drying send your peers for the end of the week. thursday and friday look pretty nice. rain starts on the weekend. saturday a couple of showers possible. sunday will be oversized --

overcast. >> 270 southbound had unusual delays coming out of frederik. there was a wreck before 109 after 80. that was on the shoulder and everyone was curious. a trooper said you folks need to move out of year because it was just property damage. no one was injured. they are gone. southbound 270 will begin to improve. if you take the metrorail red line, there was earlier track maintenance that's now complete. everything is moving now. that's back to normal service for the red line. newschopper 7 is looking at the beltway between springfield and leesburg pike. everything looks nice on both sides of the beltway. >> thank you. new developments from the icelandic volcano. an eruption is getting stronger and a new cloud of ash is on its

way to england. that is not the news thousands of stranded passengers and crew of airlines wanted. brianne carter if is live from our satellite center with the latest. >> that's right. some previously closed airports are beginning to reopen. we have seen some flights moving. the question is how long will they continue to move? british flights have seen restrictions. they largely remain closed in the british airways. the night smoke plume appears to be intensifying. so the good news might not last long. good news for grounded passengers. >> i am so happy if to be getting out. >> parts of europe are starting to open slowly. but european officials say it will take several days for regular traffic to resume. furey is divided into three zones. the no-fly zone over the ash cloud. there's a caution zone.

and an open sky zone. paris airports reopened for limited number of flights. switzerland is back in business. >> we should see progressively more airplane started to slidfl. that's good news for the airline industry and passengers. >> english passengers may not be so lucky. the eruption is strengthening, sending more volcanic ash towards britain. ito had hoped to resume flights but is closed for six the day -- sixth day. this has caused the airline's $200 million a day, not to mention the impact it's having on the wallets of all the millions of stranded passengers. brianne carter reporting. >> thank you. new video coming from prince george's county. firefighters had their hands

full with a house fire in bowie that broke out at 1:35 this morning. and a rondo county firefighters helped as well. th -- anne arundel county. the rules in part of the building collapsed. one person was killed and several children injured in a fiery crash on alabama avenue. neighbours sale white van was speeding when it struck a car head-on. if the car's driver had to be taken to a hospital, where she died. four children were in that car. two men in the van had to be taken to the hospital, many of them with serious injuries. but it's a teacher at woodrow wilson high school is eighth after being kidnapped. if one of the suspects is a wilson student. the woman was at adams morgan early saturday morning when two men forced her into a car. if the men ordered her to drive to a bank, would draw money,

then keep driving. she escaped in wheaton with minor injuries. a juvenile was later arrested. still no suspects in the murder of a popular d.c. principal founded and is all. police have released new details about brian betts' final moments, hoping for a break in the case. kathy park is lives in northwest with a time line. >> investigators are starring two crime scenes in an effort to get more clues surrounding the murder. one place is his silver spring home, where co-workers discovered his body. the other side is southeast washington where witnesses found his suv. now the time line. he was still alive at 11:30 p.m. on wednesday. on thursday a co-worker discovered the body at his home in silver spring at 7:40 p.m. this weekend on saturday but the witness found his nissan xterra

park in a southeast d.c. neighborhood and saw two people exited the vehicle. police believe the car was parked between noon and 3:00 p.m. on friday. if the news of his murder has been devastating for teachers and students at shaw middle school as they began their first week without their principal. if you look behind me, you can see a memorial continues to grow. flouris and notes are left on the steps of the middle school. -- flowers. the school system is urging anyone who knew him to share their thoughts as well. >> a bill to give d.c. a full vote in the house is getting stiff opposition from the people it is a force to help. some groups in the district say they cannot support the bill because it would strip the city's ability to set its own gun laws. some d.c. council members are urging congress not to approve the measure. supporters are ready to accept the amendment if it means voting

rights. today a d.c. council committee will discuss a bill that would legalize the medical use of marijuana. two committees have already approved a bill. if the full council will vote on the measure sometime next month. if >> we are learning more about how americans feel about legalizing marijuana. an associated press poll finds only 33% favor legalizing drugs. 60% believe it should be allowed for medical use. people under 30 are the most likely to favor the legalization of marijuana. the education department is appealing the bush administration policy that critics say it weakens federal laws providing equal opportunities for female athletes. schools and colleges must provide strong evidence that they offer equal opportunities through athletic participation. it's under the federal title 9 gender equality law. >> demand for health care jobs as long been stronger than the demand for jobs as a whole.

now that the man seems to be growing. now an explanation. >> according to the american medical news, a monthly report of on-line job ads for march found the number of postings overall was unchanged. but the #s for a health-care practitioners and technical workers, a category that includes doctors, grew by more than 88,000 from february through march. largest increase in demand was for physical and occupational therapists. registered nurses and speech pathologists as well. registered nurses and speech pathologists as well.

>> are oldest mammal is the fourth oldest mammal in north america. come down and see her at the zoo. good morning, washington. >> nasa has scrubbed the first landing attempt for this morning. rain and fog just moved in the head of daybreak intake and abel. it could try a landing strip in southern california is the second attempt is not work. >> finally, something that is not affected by the volcano in iceland. it's about 50 degrees outside, 6:40. now to adam caskey. >> its about 50.

51 degrees at the virginia square metro. a little action behind me. people getting their morning cup of coffee, walking the dog. some folks had to work. i want to show you the sky above arlington right now. you'll see we have a lot of sunshine. also, some high, thin clouds. service clouds up above us. -- cirrus clouds. enjoy the morning and mid day, because later today it will look great. let's look at the weather bug network. looking east into the district, 48 degrees. a lot of sunshine over the district to start the day. if this afternoon the temperatures will feel nice, like it should, and 60's. tomorrow, a gentle rain from scattered light rain showers, low 70's.

pretty damp by the weekend as well. we hope the rain will help your new strawberry bushes. >> yes, i'm noticing a little growth on them. i was so excited because i've never done strawberries before. i don't have any major disruptions right now. we have had a wreck on 270 south before 109, but that has moved on. let's look downstream at falls road. looks good. southbound 270, stay with it. 395 northbound is our next camera. going up to seminary road looks status quo. look at the sunshine reflecting off that sign. we will take you to our final camera with newschopper 7 flying over 66. eastbound delays are spotty between manassas and 123 in vienna. back to you. >> 58,000 names on the vietnam

veterans memorial, but not everyone is listed on the wall. the memorial fund held a ceremony in honor of 97 veterans who died as a result of the war, but not meeting the government guidelines for inclusion on a wall. many of their deaths were the result of emotional suffering or exposure to agent orange. their loved ones i've said this was a step in the right direction. >> i agree. it's

>> you are watching ab7's good morning washington. with doug mcelway, alison starling, meteorologist brian van de graaff, and lisa baden with traffic. this is abc 7's good morning washington, on your side.

>> it's about 6:45, time to check the top stories. some flights are starting to leave european airports after being grounded because of volcanic ash from iceland. millions of passengers have been stranded five days. while conditions are improving in some spaces, the british air- traffic agency says a new volcanic ash cloud is headed towards europe. we are learning more about the death of a middle school principal, brian betts parody was alive at 11:30 wednesday night. his car was abandoned in southeast d.c. sometime thursday afternoon. that was hours before co-worker found his body in his silver spring house. police say the new shot to death. >> i'm sorry, do you want to come up here? president obama had to deal with hecklers when he spoke at a fundraiser for california senator barbara boxer last night

in los angeles. proand opponents of the "don't ask, don't tell" military policy was interrupting. president obama's said that he and senator boxer support ovoverturning the policy. >> secretary gardner met with moderate republicans to get their support for financial overhaul. republicans have been calling it a bailout by setting up a $50 billion fund to unwind failing banks. >> goldman sachs will be in the hot seat on wall street as the administration takes on financial reform. >> the firm has tapped a former white house insider to guide its response. mike allen has more on the strategy. welcome. >> good morning. >> a greg craig, a former white house insider now working for goldman sachs. >> he was spotted down at the

capitol. we started asking what he's up to and that's how we were able to find out. he's going to help goldman sachs. it shows how much goldman sachs is eating up for the amazing high-stakes public relations battle. germany and britain are looking into it as well. britain has announced it is going to launch a formal investigation into goldman sachs. >> goldman sachs if and other people are talking about this. >> they have chosen him for his knowledge of the process and not necessarily because of his access. a lot of people tell you they are hired for that. i'm not short greg craig would beat the way to make nice with the obama white house, because

he left under not so good circumstances. -- i am not so sure. >> sounds like goldman sachs is girding for a public battle. i understand they will let reporters listened to their conference calls. >> they are announcing their first quarter earnings today. it's going to be a great announcement. the company is a little concerned, so they were going to do a conference call at 11:00, but there moving it up to 8:00 a.m. to drive the conversation. they are inviting everybody to jump on a 800 number on there website. if policy makers as well as lawmakers. they say not to take the media view, take our view. and they're getting a lawyer to unveil their legal strategy, try to discredit the security and exchange committee. >> that will be interesting to see what comes of it.

thank you. >> system clock 49 is the time. let's check with brian van de graaff. -- 6:49 is the time. wexler expected a mild afternoon with a little rain. let's show you the temperatures. in frederick it's a little dark on the horizon at 38 degrees. downtown across the city, 48 degrees. sunshine in the distance, high clouds streaming in. that will filter sunshine threw out the day. it's 48. if this afternoon, high temperature in the upper 60's. 48 in manassas. let's look at the satellite. clouds are streaming from the west. as the clouds increase, they will get bigger. mostly cloudy by tonight, keeping temperatures relatively cool. we will have a school starts to

the day with a nice finish tomorrow. cool start. mild temperatures. the next couple days will feature up and down. a little rain will approach tomorrow by midday. showers tomorrow. we'll go from the upper 60 posted today. into the 40 posted tonight. low 70's with a light rain tomorrow. nice on thursday and friday. rain on the weekend. >> newschopper 7 over 66, 95, 395, normal volume. we are on the beltway in tyson, that looks great. near route 7, 123 on the beltway to lentz from the american legion bridge, moving nicely. looking at to 70 southbound on the left. this is that falls road. breaking news when we return on

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>> we have breaking news. a howard university hospital spokesperson says dorothy height, the 1960's civil rights icon has died. >> she was president emeritus of the national council of negro women. she was hospitalized in march, just hours after members of congress and former cabinet members gathered to celebrate her 98th birthday.

as a teenager she marched in times square new york shouting stopped a lynching. in the 1950's anas 1960's, with the leading woman for helping martin luther king jr. and other activists orchestrate the civil rights movement. >> she was called an icon to all african american women. a great leader of the civil rights movement. 6:55 is the time. >> metrorail is on normal service. we have been covering traffic on adults greenway and the dulles toll road, no problems. -- those green light. -- dulles greenway and the dulles toll road. eastbound traffic is on a side of the screen moving nicely. let's move to the weather center with brian van de graaff. >> there are clouds to our south and west that will be streaming in as the day goes on. we will have a nice day in the

upper 60's with filtered sun shine, mid-70s's possible for some folks this afternoon. mostly cloudy tonight. rain arrives tomorrow. light rain. temperatures in the low 70's, followed by clearing on thursday and friday. the rest of the workweek looks good. temperatures are where they should be. into the upcoming weekend a strong system from the west will move east, bringing us off and on showers saturday and sunday and possibly monday. it will be overcast and cool for the upcoming weekend. the rain is needed. >> a gentle rain. >> thank you. if that does it for good morning washington. more news at 7:22. a fan's the latest on a life of dorothy height all day. >> "good morning america" is next. have a good morning. we will see you at noon.

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